Katrol Formation
The Katrol Formation is a Mesozoic geologic formation in India. Fossil sauropod tracks have been reported from the formation.[2][3] An indeterminate ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaur is also known from the formation in the Kutch district.[4]
| Katrol Formation Stratigraphic range: Kimmeridgian-Tithonian ~150–145 Ma | |
|---|---|
| Type | Geological formation |
| Area | Kutch[1] |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 23.5°N 70.5°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 27.4°S 33.3°E |
| Region | Gujarat |
| Country |  India |
  Katrol Formation (India) | |
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
References
- "Katrol Formation, Kutch, India: Varying interactions between eustasy and basin subsidence". ResearchGate. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
- Prasad, Guntupalli V. R.; Pandey, Dhirendra K.; Alberti, Matthias; Fürsich, Franz T.; Thakkar, Mahesh G.; Chauhan, Gaurav D. (25 October 2017). "Discovery of the first ichthyosaur from the Jurassic of India: Implications for Gondwanan palaeobiogeography". PLOS ONE. 12 (10): e0185851. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0185851. PMC 5656312. PMID 29069082.
- Supriya, Lakshmi. "Remarkably Complete 150 Million Year Old Marine Reptile Fossil Found in Gujarat - The Wire". thewire.in.
Bibliography
- Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. ISBN 0-520-24209-2
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